Softball Recap: Eastern Alamance Eagles vs. Person Rockets
Eastern Alamance won against Cedar Ridge last Tuesday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Eastern Alamance Eagles walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Person Rockets. The win made it back-to-back victories for Eastern Alamance.
Eastern Alamance got a great performance from Delani Straughan as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Straughan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Taylor Byrd, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Rebecca Alston, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and a stolen base.
On Person's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taryn Massey, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Eastern Alamance is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Person, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Eastern Alamance beat Person by a score of 7-1 later that day.
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